Cheats contract out homework over the Internet
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- Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 08:28:31 -0500
June 14, 2006
Cheats contract out homework over the Internet
LONDON - CHEATING students are using outsourcing websites where bidders compete to write their homework for them, researchers have found.
'What we have identified is a new type of cheating where students put their coursework out to tender and suppliers bid to complete the work,' said Dr Thomas Lancaster of the University of Central England in Birmingham.
Offenders use legitimate outsourcing websites, which are normally used by businesses offering project work to skilled professionals.
Dr Lancaster and his colleague Robert Clarke looked at one particular software solutions outsourcing site and found that one in 10 bid requests were from students.
'This type of cheating is cost effective for students as many of the suppliers are internationally based and can complete the set assignments for a few dollars a time,' Dr Lancaster said.
The most he has seen a student pay for coursework is US$50 (S$80) and the least US$5.
The researchers were able to trace contract cheating bids to universities in America, Canada and Australia as well as within the United Kingdom, where they identified bids originating from 46 different higher education colleges.
'There is a serious concern that, unlike plagiarism, academic institutions are not yet fully aware of the potential prevalence of contract cheating and the measures that can be taken to avoid it,' said Dr Lancaster. -- REUTERS
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